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Closed petition Change law to make Dog Owners responsible for their Dogs that attack Pets

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Too many pets are being attacked by out of control dogs and nothing can be done about it as it's not a police matter.

So let's see if we can change the law, as since 1871 the law says a dog on dog attack is not a police matter. This petition is to see if we can get the law changed that owners of dogs with a history of aggression/attack MUST be on lead or muzzled if level of aggression is high in open/public spaces.

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    This petition will stay open until 17 November 2016.